The Skiers' Guide to Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn

Very well connected
Well kept runs
Great restaurants on pistes
Great apres ski
Lovely vibe in town of Saalbach

It was quite icy, runs were a little busy after 10:30 but nice chairlifts with quite a few heated ones. Potentially we just came at a time with very little snow. There was a nice variety of runs, wide ones lots of catwalks and a lot of red and blue runs but only a couple black ones.

Huge area with lots of blue and red runs. Black runs were well maintained also.
Not enough snow to experience the off-piste.
Great mountain restaurants.

Loved the apres here at the bottom of the slopes! Just a shame the lifts weren’t open longer to have a few drinks at top of mountain (without having to ski down). Huge area to ski with a range of slops. So many different places to eat. Probably one of my favourite places I’ve been skiing

We stayed in Hinterglemm, which was pretty central to the rest of the ski area and had no trouble getting around. Buses could have been more frequent but other than that it was quiet and easy to get around. Great food and drink pretty much everywhere we went! And compares very favourably in my opinion to some of the more famous resorts.
Only trouble was, being lower and further east than most of the Alps, the snow reflected that and I was not envious of those visiting after us - it was getting warmer and cover was pretty thin. Hence not many of the ‘purple’ fun parks/trails were open at all as the (impressive) snow canons were concentrated on the main pistes. We had a brilliant week and would go back, but hope for better conditions!

Some nice slopes, very busy Saalbach side and very quiet Fieberbrunn side. Lifts were great, we were never waiting more than 5 mins

More than enough piste to ski. Loads of bars around the mountains, so plenty of apres ski. Can get busy but its worth it.

Been to ski circus for several years, still a great location. Particularly love the ski circus challenge circuit - lots of variation, and fun to push my endurance as a skier to the limit.

I have been skiing in this resort since I could walk. Absolute gem of a village, authentic, friendly locals, vast ski resort with lots of runs and top tier lift system. The mountain top restaurants serve traditional Austrian fare in rustic settings. I still slam back a spag bol like I’m 6 for lunch! Excellent value and highly recommend it!!

Stayed in Hinterglemm which is very well connected to various ski areas within the resort via multiple lifts, which are exceptionally well maintained. Despite sub optimal weather conditions for January, some off piste was possible, with all open pistes very well managed and ice-free for the whole day. Would definitely recommend the resort, particularly for those who like to cover distance - the Ski circus challenge is a must, with a prize for completing!

Brilliant resort, excellent lifts!
Stayed in the Adler, which offered high quality accomodation, fantastic buffet, relaxing spa and a busy bar.

Second time visiting this resort - we really like it! I need to say though not as good as others we visited on the past.
As an intermediate I believe the runs aren't very accurate on their level of difficulty, so keep an eye out!
Overall - always very fun, nice to ski there and not as crowded as other options in Europe (but I believe the reason is the price$$$).

Saalbach is a great resort (it helped as we have perfect weather). The ski area is large and well maintained. The lifts are efficient and fast, many of which are heated and there didnt seem to be any bottle-necks on the mountain. The large ski-area meant that you could go somewhere for the day and visit other areas at the extremities of the main ski area. Leogang was a highlight for us. The lift pass is valid for the neighbouring resorts of Zell am See and Kaprun (but we didnt make it that far). Like many other Austria resorts I have ski-ed the terrain is tough, this is not a beginner resort! Mostly blues and reds, but with some steep bits, which I feel in other resorts may be graded higher. Plenty of choice for Apres, whether it be a bit of "Alpensh1te" music you are after, a more civilised drink or clubbing until the small hours. It was our first time in Saalbach, but definitely wont be our last!

Fabulous modern fast lift infrastructure and almost total snow cannon coverage.
Extensive piste area with interesting topography making it fun exploring.
Links easily to Zell am See, another great area.

Massive ski area with interconnecting lifts and gondolas. If you are one for clocking up the kms you can try the Challenge ski circus by using all 32 lifts in a day, if you do there’s a prize!
Apres ski can’t get much better than the friendly atmosphere and a group sing-longs at the Hinterhag Alm and the Offpiste bar.

Amazing resort with so many different areas to explore with your lift pass, we went when it was low on snow so didn’t have much opportunity to ski off piste and in trees but was still really fun. I completed ‘the challenge’ ski route in around 6.5 hours with very little stops and it was great to see such a vast area of slopes. Get over to Leogang for a great jump area.

Love this resort so much! We used to go every year before having children but now they're older, we can't wait to go back.

Lift quality was excellent, a lot of long lifts with heated seats great for getting up the mountain fast, also helps keep queues down. Apres ski was very good, lots of options and very lively. The people in the resort were great make for a really good vibe.

Great resort for beginners and intermediate. Very efficient lift system and massive ski area.

Good amount of restaurants on the slopes and tend to be relatively cheap.

Extensive ski area, with a huge variety of types of runs. Great lift network with very few drag/T bars, so good for snowboarders. Some off piste can be found without the need for too much walking IF the snow is good. Decent night skiing if you haven't done enough during the day!
There are a few bars at the bottom of the slopes for apres.